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On 26th March, 2010, a Plaque was unveiled in the
Foyer of the Department of Archives, to commemorate the inclusion
of two Bahamian documents to The Memory of the World Register. The
plaque was unveiled in the presence of The Honourable Desmond Bannister,
Minister of Education; The Honourable Charles Maynard, Minister of
Youth, Sports & Culture; Dr. D. Gail Saunders, Retired Director General
of Heritage; Elaine M. Toote, Director of Archives; and several Honoured
Guests.
Unveiling Ceremony of a Commemorative Plaque Celebrating
the Inscription of Farquharson's Journal and Registry of Slaves of
the British Caribbean: 1817-1834,
to The Memory of the World Register
in July 2009
Photo: (left to right) The Honourable Charles Maynard,
Minister of Youth, Sports & Culture; Elaine
M. Toote, Director of Archives; The Honourable Desmond Bannister,
Minister of Education;
Dr. D. Gail Saunders, Retired Director General of Heritage.
.
Department of Archives, P.O. Box SS-6341, Nassau,
N.P., Bahamas. TEL: (242) 393-2175/393-2855. FAX: (242) 393-2855
Email: archives@batelnet.bs/webmaster@bahamasnationalarchives.bs.
Website: www.bahamasnationalarchives.bs.
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The Bahamas.
